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A couple of years ago, the water level of Lake Argyle was significantly lowered for work. The eerie-looking remnants of tree stumps dotting the new shoreline were well underwater before that. Obviously, fish that had been using these stumps as guideposts had to find new haunts... compelling fishermen to change their tactics as well.
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We were excited to embark on a hiking tour of the secret trail in the nearby touring area of Ohlstadt (aka gate to the famous mountain Heimgarten but we intended to hike to a different summit.) We loaded our car with essentials like water bottles, snacks and hiking boots, and set out early in the morning to begin our adventure.
As we started on the trail, we quickly realized that this was not going to be an easy hike. The ground was slippery due to recent rains, and the trail was very steep. We had to rely on our instincts, sense of direction and outdoor app, as there were no guideposts to show us the way.
Despite the challenges, we were determined to reach the summit. We pushed ourselves to keep climbing, taking breaks to catch our breath and admire the beautiful views along the way. We saw few hikers on the trail, which added to the sense of adventure.
After 2.5 hours of hiking, we finally reached the summit. The view was spectacular, and we felt a sense of accomplishment and awe as we looked out over the valley below.
As we made our way back down the trail, we felt grateful for the experience. It had been a challenging hike, but the reward at the top had been worth it. We felt like we had discovered a secret gem in the touring area!
Take a Moment and Make it Perfect !
On a lovely pre-pandemic day in Japan, I had the good fortune to visit this magnificent seafront locale; fresh air and the sound of the sea were everywhere... Life is Good : )
Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Japan’s tallest masonry lighthouse and ranked in the top 100 historic lighthouses in the world, Hinomisaki Lighthouse is one of the more unique sites in Shimane Prefecture.
Situated in a quaint fishing village overlooking the rugged coastal terrain, this iconic guidepost towers 43 meters in height – 63 meters above sea level – and has been aiding maritime navigation since 1903.
Aside from its towering height, this architectural monument also possesses one of the largest lenses throughout the Japanese archipelago (2.5 meters in length) with a light reaching out to mariners 20 nautical miles away (approximately 40 kilometers).
On a clear day, visitors can observe the remote Oki Islands – once the grim port of exile for political prisoners.
With shoes off, one can ascend the spiraling staircase, and while keeping a steady grasp on your camera, take in the scenery of steeply dipping strata and colossal cliffs jetting out to sea. Unfortunately, younger knees than mine were required for that climb : )
(Nikon Z6, 14-30 @ 14 mm, 1/40 @ f/16, ISO 100)
Sie dienten auch in Norwegen als Wegweiser. Jeder Wanderer, der dran vorbei kam, legte einen Stein oben drauf.
They also served as guideposts in Norway. Every hiker who came by, put a stone on top of it.
It was called pilot butte because it could be seen for miles and would act as a marker and guidepost for travels.
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'Blanks in Your Analogies'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Kodak T-Max 100; 07/2000
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9.5min
Wyoming
July 2022
I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. "Absolutely," the professor said. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello." I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy :-)
JoAnn C. Jones, Guideposts, January 1996
HSS!! RESISST!! IMPEACH!!
rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
mit Hänsel & Gretel, Eiger & Mönch und Wegweiser
man and woman walking through a landscape with field paths, guidepost, maize field, forest border and Bernese Alps (Eiger & Mönch)
There are guideposts and tenants in whatever genre of photography we may choose. And as an amateur photographer I study and want to follow the techniques as set down by the "New Topographics" photographers. Yet, 'I want to make it mine'.
This straight edged structure stuck out like a sore thumb nestled in the deep woods.
I wanted a bland composition allowing for thought and feeling.
I must say, Not an easy style to accomplish while maintaining interest and beauty in the banal.
The Big Dipper and Little Dipper are asterisms (grouping of stars) in the sky that are not constellations. The Big and Little Dippers are perhaps the most recognizable asterism in the sky, serving as a guidepost for the northerly direction and one's latitude. In this image, the dippers are low near the horizon because I took this image in central Thailand at about 13 degrees north latitude. The North Star is therefore about 13 degrees above the north horizon point.
A single light may guide, but it cannot chart the way. To follow blindly is to drift, lost in the waves, trusting a beacon that only marks a point, not the path. The journey demands more than the comfort of a distant glow—it requires a map of stars, a course plotted through both calm and storm. We must navigate with purpose, knowing the light is but a guidepost, not the journey’s end. Only with our eyes on the horizon and our course set can we find our way home.
Almost in the middle of Tasmania is the Barren Tier. The local area is the range of the Miena Cider Gum (Eucalyptus gunnii ssp. divaricata).
The species is named for its potable and fermentable sap (in spring) which tastes very similar to Contreau apparently. The trees are restricted to a very small 40 x 40 km niche in frost hollows on Barren Tier/Great Lake and may be the most ice tolerant of all Eucalypts.
It’s in decline of course, warming temperatures have put the species into the at risk of extinction category. Bushfires in 2019 also did significant damage to the population. This specimen has been dead for almost as long as I can remember and is a member of a stand of similarly deceased Cider Gums. They are all well covered with lichen.
Yet another warning being ignored…
While an archive shot, I’d been wanting to shoot these trees beside the highway in good light for a long time and was lucky with the cloud conditions. I’m still hoping for fog one day before they all collapse and return to the earth.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor 70-200/4 VR, 1/125th sec at f/7.1, ISO 500
Out for a chilly walk up Win Hill with some guys and gals from work!!
Christmas Dinner at The Yorkshire Bridge Inn after!!
Pano here of the Hope Cross with Lose Hill behind..
We are standing by the - "Hope Cross"
Hope Cross stands about 2 metres tall, imposing in the landscape, made from local gritstone. Although it would originally have been a cross, it has been altered at some point throughout the centuries to be a guidepost. It is topped with an overhanging square capstone, with the inscriptions Shefield (sic), Glossop, Edale and Hope carved into the four sides.
It has the date 1737 carved into it but, as with Edale Cross, it is thought likely that this was the date of a restoration. Its position on the road indicates this route was used for more than local traffic up until at least the 18th Century.
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Lit-stone lanterns on the worshipers' road inside the precinct of Chogosonji, a buddhist temple in Mt Shigi, Nara Pref.
Burnham-on-Sea, Sommerset, UK
"True happiness starts in the core of our true selves as a constant, a guidepost, a default, and a strength that shines from the inside out."
~Elaina Marie, Happiness is Overrated - Live the Inspired Life Instead
the rising sun illuminates the scene and covers the surrounding mountains and guideposts in soft light. a moment that rewards the early riser!
One of the things I love about Montana are the handmade road signs at the intersections of many gravel road. They have the names of ranches and families who live on certain roads. This one located at the intersection of Warrick Road and Cow Island Trail south of the Bear Paw Mountains near Big Sandy, Montana is a good example. For those not from Montana, some of these families on this sign are 10, 20, and even 30 miles down the road.
There aren't many places in the continental United States more remote than this place in Montana. Perhaps none. That's what makes sites like this so special.
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